Chapter 12: The Strange Story of Jonathan Small

⁠​​​‌​​​​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​​‌​‌​​​​‌‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​⁠A very patient man was that inspector in the cab, for it was a weary time before I rejoined him. His face clouded over when I showed him the empty box.

“There goes the reward!” said he, gloomily. “Where there is no money there is no pay. This night’s work would have been worth a tenner each to Sam Brown and me if the treasure had been there.”

“Mr. Thaddeus Sholto is a rich man,” I said. “He will see